Two people die in Highway 33 crash in Dodge County

Two people were killed in a crash on Highway 33 in Dodge County on Thursday afternoon.

The Dodge County Sheriff's Department said four vehicles were involved, and multiple people were ejected from the vehicles.

It happened at about 3:54 p.m. on Highway 33 between County Road AY and Madison Road in the town of Herman.

Four people were ejected from a SUV. A woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and a toddler is in critical condition. Another woman in the SUV is in critical condition, and a man was injured. The toddler and woman were taken by helicopter to hospitals.

"At this point in time, we believe the child was not restrained in any type of child-safety device. Whether there was some other type of restraint, we're still investigating that," Dodge County Sheriff's Lt. Brian Loos said.

A man in a pickup was killed. A woman driving a red car was OK and able to call 911. A tractor-trailer driver was not hurt.

Investigators said they are still trying to sort out where the victims in the SUV are from. Because some of them are in critical condition, they have been unable to talk.

"All four vehicles collided. I don't know that I could say the exact sequence at this point," Loos said.

The Sheriff's Department said a "passing maneuver was being attempted at the time of the collision."